LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Duchess of Kent at Plymouth and Padstow
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, President of the Institution, paid a visit to the West Country in May, 1952, and named the new life-boats at the Port of Plymouth and at Padstow.
The Port of Plymouth had a life- boat station as...
Category: Inaugurations
A Small Sailing Boat
20th August.
A small sailing boat was reported in distress, but made harbour safely.— Rewards, £6 18s..
An Aeroplane
12th January. It had been reported that an aeroplane had come down in the sea. A thorough search was made, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..
None (4)
Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk.
—18th January. Flares had been reported, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £19 4s..
None (13)
30th December.
Flares had been reported, but a search failed to find any vessel in distress.— Rewards, £40 10s. 6d..
A Vessel
Humber, Yorkshire 24th January.
A vessel had been reported aground, but was found to be anchored close inshore.—Permanent paid crew ; Rewards, 9s..
A Small Boat (1)
Hoylake, Cheshire.—9th February.
A small boat had been reported in distress, but it drifted ashore.— Rewards, £12 17s. 6d..
None
Eastbourne, Sussex.—13th July. A drifting survey buoy had been reported by an aircraft as an object flying a distress signal.—Rewards, £17 8s. 6d..
A Small Boat (3)
Weymouth, Dorset.—2nd August. A small boat had been reported adrift, but no boat in need of help could be found.—Rewards, £8 15s..
A Ship
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—12th September.
A ship had been reported ashore on the Knob Sands, but she could not be found.—Rewards, £13..